title: [Contemporary approaches to B chromosome analysis].
abstract: The most recent data on sequencing and analysis of non-coding genome parts have revealed surprising biological functions of sequences, which were previously thought to be junk. Here we review the progress of techniques for B chromosome analysis - from methods of classical cytogenetics to contemporary technologies of high throughout genome sequencing, - and discuss the perspectives of involving new species with additional chromosome to ongoing genomic projects.
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Makunin
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Trifonova
mesh_terms: D002874:Chromosome Mapping; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics*; D016678:Genome; D023281:Genomics; D017404:In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA